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An ancient Semitic people who occupied Canaan before its conquest by Israelites. examples
A subfamily of the Semitic languages, which were spoken by the ancient peoples of the Canaan region, including Canaanites, Israelites, Phoenicians, and Philistines. examples
plural Canaanites
A member of the ancient Semitic people who occupied Canaan before its conquest by Israelites. quotations examples
It’s a simple sentence that captures the hopes and fears of modern-day parents as much as the bronze age Canaanite who owned the doubled-edged ivory comb on which the words appear.
2022 November 9, Ian Sample, “Oldest known sentence written in first alphabet discovered – on a head-lice comb”, in The Guardian
(by extension) A zealot or fanatic. examples
A member of the Canaanism movement. examples
comparative more Canaanite, superlative most Canaanite
Of or pertaining to the people or language of Canaan. quotations examples
Unearthed in Lachish, a Canaanite city state in the second millennium BCE and the second most important city in the kingdom of Judah, the comb suggests that humans have endured lice for thousands of years and that even the wealthiest were not spared the grim infestations.
Of or pertaining to this sect or its followers; Canaanitic. examples
(by extension) zealous or fanatical. examples